Media-libs libid3tag 0.15.0b field.c infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Media-libs libid3tag 0.15.0b. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file field.c. Such manipulation leads to infinite loop. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-2109. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Media-libs libid3tag 0.15.0b. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file field.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

field.c in the libid3tag 0.15.0b library allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in \0 , which triggers an infinite loop.

The weakness was released 05/07/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2109. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32352 (GLSA-200805-15 : libid3tag: Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170947 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libid3tag (SUSE-SU-2018:0715-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42271), Tenable (32352), SecurityFocus (BID 29210†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18389†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-104693 and VDB-104694. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Media-libs

Name

libid3tag

Version

0.15.0b

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 32352
Nessus Name: GLSA-200805-15 : libid3tag: Denial of Service
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OpenVAS ID: 860494
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
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CVE: CVE-2008-2109 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42266
X-Force: 42271
SecurityFocus: 29210 - 'libid3tag' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 18389 - libid3tag 0.15.0b Library field.c Remote DoS via a Crafted ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST Field, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 07/31/2021 21:30
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (61), 06/08/2017 23:47 (8), 07/31/2021 21:21 (3), 07/31/2021 21:30 (1)
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